Chittenango, NY -- Two hikers were rescued Saturday night after they became lost in Chittenango Falls State Park in Madison County, thanks to a fire department aerial ladder that raised across Chittenango Creek, Madison County sheriff’s deputies said.

The two hikers contacted 911 by cell phone about 6 p.m. after trying for about three hours to find their way out of the park, deputies said. Operators at 911 told the pair to look for deputies driving their vehicles along Route 13 with emergency lights operating. The park is between Chittenango and Cazenovia.

The hikers were able to see the lights and figure out their location, deputies said. The pair made their way onto a steep hill north of the park entrance.

Fire departments from Chittenango, North Chittenango, Cazenovia and Lincoln came to the site and Chittenango used its aerial ladder to span the creek, deputies said. Firefighters crossed the creek, climbed the hill to the hikers and guided the hikers across the ladder to ambulances.

The hikers, Brian Abramowitz, 22, of Commack, and Jenna Goldberg, 22, of Jericho, were evaluated on the scene by medical personnel and declined further medical treatment, deputies said.